2nd Annual BRATs
DRAMA
Outstanding Drama Series
Black Lightning
CW
CW
Nominees
"The Chi" (Showtime)
"Greenleaf" (OWN)
"Queen Sugar" (OWN)
"This Is Us" (NBC)
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown
"This Is Us"
NBC
"This Is Us"
NBC
Nominees
Omari Hardwick - "Power" (Starz)
Kofi Siriboe - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Cress Williams - "Black Lightning" (CW)
Jeffrey Wright - 'Westworld" (HBO)
Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
Rutina Wesley
"Queen Sugar"
OWN
"Queen Sugar"
OWN
Nominees
Dawn-Lyen Gardner - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Taraji P. Henson - "Empire" (FOX)
Niecy Nash - "Claws" (TNT)
Kerry Washington - "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Omar J. Dorsey
"Queen Sugar"
OWN
"Queen Sugar"
OWN
Nominees
Jacob Latimore - "The Chi" (Showtime)
Joe Morton - "Scandal" (ABC)
Harold Perrineau - "Claws" (TNT)
Deondre T. Whitfield - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Susan Kelechi Watson
"This Is Us"
NBC
"This Is Us"
NBC
Nominees
Bianca Lawson - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Thandie Newton - "Westworld" (HBO)
Tessa Thompson - "Westworld" (HBO)
Lynn Whitfield - "Greenleaf" (OWN)
Outstanding Directing, Drama Series
The Chi
"Pilot"
Showtime
"Pilot"
Showtime
Rick Famuyiwa, directed by
Nominees
Black Lightning ("The Resurrection) - Salim Akil, director
Queen Sugar ("Fruit of the Flower") - Cheryl Dunye, director
Scandal ("People Like Me") - Joe Morton, director
Scandal ("The People v. Olivia Pope") - Kerry Washington, director
Outstanding Writing, Drama Series
This Is Us
"This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life"
NBC
"This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life"
NBC
Kay Oyegun, written by
Nominees
The Chi ("Pilot") - Lena Waithe, written by
Queen Sugar ("Dream Variations") - Ava DuVernay, written by
Queen Sugar ("Heritage") - Monica Macer & Davita Scarlett, written by
This Is Us ("Number Three") - Shukree Tilghman, written by
Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series
Ron Cephas Jones
"This Is Us"
NBC
"This Is Us"
NBC
Nominees
Alimi Ballard - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Common - "The Chi" (Showtime)
Taye Diggs - "Empire" (FOX)
Roger G. Smith - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
Phylicia Rashad
"Empire"
FOX
"Empire"
FOX
Nominees
Michael Michele - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Jill Scott - "Black Lightning" (CW)
Cicely Tyson - "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)
Samira Wiley - "The Handmaid's Tale" (HULU)
Comedy
Outstanding Comedy Series
"Atlanta"
FX
FX
Nominees
"black-ish" (ABC)
"Dear White People" (Netflix)
"grown-ish" (Freeform)
"Insecure" (HBO)
Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series
Donald Glover
"Atlanta"
FX
"Atlanta"
FX
Nominees
Anthony Anderson - "black-ish" (ABC)
Jerrod Carmichael - "The Carmichael Show" (NBC)
Dwayne Johnson - "Ballers" (HBO)
Tracy Morgan - "The Last O.G." (TBS)
Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series
Issa Rae
"Insecure"
HBO
"Insecure"
HBO
Nominees
Logan Browning - "Dear White People" (Netflix)
Tiffany Haddish - "The Last O.G." (TBS)
Tracee Ellis Ross - "black-ish" (ABC)
Yara Shahidi - "grown-ish" (Freeform)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
LaKeith Stanfield
"Atlanta"
FX
"Atlanta"
FX
Nominees
Tituss Burgess - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
Terry Crews - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
Jay Ellis - "Insecure" (HBO)
Laurence Fishburne - "black-ish" (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Jenifer Lewis
"black-ish"
ABC
"black-ish"
ABC
Nominees
Tichina Arnold - "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)
Zazie Beetz - "Atlanta" (FX)
Yvonne Orji - "Insecure" (HBO)
Antoinette Robertson - "Dear White People" (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series
black-ish
"Juneteenth"
ABC
"Juneteenth"
ABC
Anton Cropper, directed by
Nominees
Atlanta ("Barbershop") - Donald Glover, directed by
Atlanta ("FUBU") - Donald Glover, directed by
Insecure ("Hella Perspective") - Melina Matsoukas, directed by
Shameless ("Fuck Paying It Forward") - Regina King, directed by
Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series
Atlanta
"Teddy Perkins"
FX
"Teddy Perkins"
FX
Donald Glover, written by
Nominees
Atlanta ("FUBU") - Stephen Glover, written by
black-ish ("Juneteenth") - Peter Saji, written by
Insecure ("Hella Perspective") - Issa Rae, written by
The Last O.G. ("Pilot") - Jordan Peele & John Carcieri, written by
Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series
Katt Williams
"Atlanta"
FX
"Atlanta"
FX
Nominees
Chadwick Boseman - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Sterling K. Brown - "Insecure" (HBO)
Sterling K. Brown - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Donald Glover - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series
Tiffany Haddish
"Saturday Night Live"
NBC
"Saturday Night Live"
NBC
Nominees
Regina Hall - "Insecure" (HBO)
Rashida Jones - "black-ish" (ABC)
Anna Deavere Smith - "black-ish" (ABC)
Lena Waithe - "Dear White People" (Netflix)
Television Movies/Limited Series
Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
"Seven Seconds"
Netflix
"Seven Seconds"
Netflix
Nominees
"Black Mirror" (Netflix)
"The Defenders" (Netflix)
Flint (Lifetime)
"Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G." (USA)
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Michael B. Jordan
Fahrenheit 451
HBO
Fahrenheit 451
HBO
Nominees
Mike Colter - "The Defenders" (Netflix)
Dule Hill - Psych: The Movie (USA)
Terrence Howard - "Electric Dreams" (Amazon Prime Video)
John Legend - Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Regina King
"Seven Seconds"
Netflix
"Seven Seconds"
Netflix
Nominees
Georgina Campbell - "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
Carmen Ejogo - "The Girlfriend Experience" (Starz)
Janelle Monae - "Electric Dreams" (Amazon Prime Video)
Jill Scott - Flint (Lifetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Russell Hornsby
"Seven Seconds"
Netflix
"Seven Seconds"
Netflix
Nominees
Corey Champagne - "Seven Seconds" (Netflix)
Brandon Victor Dixon - Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
Babs Olusanmokun - "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
Bokeem Woodbine - "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G." (USA)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Letitia Wright
"Black Mirror"
Netflix
"Black Mirror"
Netflix
Nominees
Michaela Coel - "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
Rosario Dawson - "The Defenders" (Netflix)
Queen Latifah - Flint (Lifetime)
Simone Missick - "The Defenders" (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
"Wherever It Leads"
USA
"Wherever It Leads"
USA
Anthony Hemingway, directed by
Nominees
American Horror Story: Cult ("Drink the Kool-Aid") - Angela Bassett, directed by
Electric Dreams ("Kill All Others") - Dee Rees, directed by
Seven Seconds ("Until I Do") - Ernest R. Dickerson, directed by
Seven Seconds ("Witnesses for the Prosecution") - Victoria Mahoney, directed by
Outstanding Writing, TV Movie or Limited Series
Seven Seconds
"A Boy and a Bike"
Netflix
"A Boy and a Bike"
Netflix
Veena Sud & Salisha Francis, written by
Nominees
Bobbi Kristina - Rhonda Baraka, written by
Electric Dreams ("Kill All Others") - Dee Rees, written by
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. ("The Mack") - Denitria Harris-Lawrence, written by
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. ("Wherever It Leads") - Kyle Long, written by
Television Documentaries, Specials & Music
Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
"The Defiant Ones"
HBO
HBO
Allen Hughes, directed by
Nominees
Being Serena (HBO)
Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. (A&E)
Def Comedy Jam 25 (Netflix)
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama or Limited Series)
Insecure
HBO
HBO
Kier Lehman, music supervisor
Nominees
"Atlanta" (FX)
"Black Lightning" (CW)
"Queen Sugar" (OWN)
"This Is Us" (NBC)